Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC); Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC);

Meeting

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee will

hold a plenary meeting on May 1, 1998. The ETTAC was created on May 31,

1994, to advise the U.S. government on policies and programs to help

expand U.S. exports for environmental products and services.

Date and Place: May 1, 1998, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The meeting will

take place in Room 1414 of the Department of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

This is the first formal meeting of the newly appointed ETTAC. The

focus of the meeting will be an orientation and introduction of new

members. Among anticipated discussion items include committee

priorities (eg., setting a work plan), selection of new officers, and

the status of ongoing priorities (eg., APEC trade liberalization,

Climate Change, and water strategy and finance).

This program is physically accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Sage Chandler, Department of Commerce, Room 1004,

Washington, DC 20230. Seating is limited and will be on a first-come,

first-served basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sage Chandler with The Office of Environmental Technologies Exports,

Room 1003, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230, phone (202) 482-5225, facsimile (202)

482-5665, TDD (800) 833-8723.

Dated: April 9, 1998.

Anne L. Alonzo,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environmental Technologies Exports.

[FR Doc. 98-10407 Filed 4-16-98; 8:45 am]

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